| Remember the days when all your clothes were | | | | learn fast and easily without pressure and pure |
| made by Mum? She sewed to save money because | | | | pleasure. In these classes you make new friends and |
| money was tight and ready made clothing was much | | | | share ideas and skills. Don't think sewing is only for |
| more expensive than buying. Now the options for | | | | women. Men are joining these groups as well! |
| fashion are endless and sewers are discovering this. | | | | Remember many of the worlds fashion designers are |
| But, why still sew? Why bother? Living in a world | | | | men. |
| where clothing has been abundant the last 20 years | | | | The joy of sewing is not only about making new |
| has seen a decline in sewers. A world where the cost | | | | clothes from scratch but about refurbishing whole |
| of production has decreased therefore making nice | | | | wardrobes of clothes. Creating a new identity or |
| clothing cheaper and more accessible. Thus making it | | | | expanding your identity via your clothing is now a |
| cheaper to buy than make our clothes. | | | | flexible option for the young and not so young. |
| This in turn has seen a skill among the young almost | | | | Buying a sewing machine today is not a major |
| disappear. But, along comes global warming, and a | | | | investment as they are readily available at very good |
| financial crisis. Who wants to look like a clone? The | | | | prices. Savvy shoppers are now buying quality |
| clothing racks now display rows and rows of similar | | | | machines on the second hand market from the |
| clothing items that give the potential wearer no identity. | | | | sewers who are now upgrading to the new machines. |
| A new generation that cannot afford the designer | | | | The re-discovery of sewing is amazing. Gradually |
| labels but want to have clothes that express | | | | haberdashery shops (sewing shops) have gradually |
| individuality. | | | | disappeared. But now we are seeing new shops |
| Now we are seeing new classes within our | | | | opening and existing ones expanding. |
| communities for seeing, more young people going to | | | | So is this about money? Or is this about fashion? The |
| them. New shops are opening selling fabric, sewing | | | | revival is a bit of both. The tables are turning and |
| machines and more. Sewing is no longer for the older | | | | young people want to have designer clothes and |
| women. Men are also enjoying the revival of fashion | | | | realise that they cannot at the prices charged. So, they |
| sewing. | | | | are now discovering the joy of creating their own |
| Community groups and small sewing classes are | | | | garments for a fraction of the price. |
| cropping up everywhere. These allow new sewers to | | | | |